The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-10
FARM NOTES.


FARM OTEsl
TUE iOLEANDER. - The oieander ,is
q fayorite In and outdoor plant--prized
fOr. Its flowers. usually OF red or rose
color. The shrub belongs to the dog
bane family and & lis poison Gus. "a
gUineaspig keeping boy gave to tiis pets
leaves and twigs cut from the oleander
plant The pigs died in conyulsions,
also, in great agony, apparently. We
can testify to the fact. Nevertheless,
the oleander flower Is beautiful, and
worth the culture bestowed upon 1t.
There ara many Yarie Ties double dark
purp'e, double vermillion, cherry orirn-
son, white, pale yellow and pale SOL
| phur, as to color Of flowers. The
oleander is found In the Levant and iii
some parts OF Palestine. In Florida
1t grows in hedges and groves, and
attains the height of twenty-five to
thirty feet. Galveston is called the
ls"Oleander City, on account OF the
abundant growth of the Oleander.
When the plant has grown to the
| height Of eight or ten inches it should
be cut back to the second or third joint,
and these should be cut back after they
have attained sufficient growth. The
bush will be thick In foliage, and flower
abundantly. The plant requires much
moisture. Slips placed In a bottle of
salt water and kept In q sunny window,
will put forth roots, and be ready soon
for the pot. .S.3 ,vs,. ',sast..,,i
CORN OR OARS FOR HoRsE The
comparative value of corn and oats for
horses may be briefly stated as follows:
The former is deficient IN many Of the
elements Of nutrition so necessary for
recuperating the constant wear and
tear which necessarily takos place in
the body OF living animal. On this
account horses which are exclusivly
fed Oncorn and hay do not receive that
kind OF nourlshment which appears
necessary for the due support and
maintenance Of tho animal fabric.
Hence, we must not be surprised that
corn.fed horses show evidence of be.
Ing languid by sweating prOfusely
while being worked, lack Of vitality,
etc. Oats, on the contrary. contain
more Of the essential elements Of nut
rition than any other article Of food
which can be fed with impunity to
horses. Oats are not only the
most natural food for horses, but are
decidedly the most nutritious. They
are the CHEAPEST, because there 1s less
risk in feeding them, and experience
has proved that horses properly fed on
\ timothy hay and oats can, with regular
exercise, good grooming and proper
sanitary regulations, be brought to the
i highest state Of physical culture, and
can perform moro work with less evil
dence Of fatigue than when fed on any
other article Of food.
WATER FOR PoULTRY.-A farmer
bought last fall thirty turkeys and had
about tho same number OF his own.
Those he bought he got home the day
before he killed them, and fed the
whole flock what barley they would
eat, but the strange birds did not know
where the water was, s,and did not drink.
The next morning they were not fed,
but were killed with expectation of
finding the crop empty by the digestion
OF thet night. The home BIRDS had
empty crops, but the strange lot had
full crops Of dry barley so that in dress
ing them an incision had to be made In
| the breast to remove the dry grain
half a pint OF, more from each fowl. n
the crop had been empty the wound
would not have BEEN made on the
breast, but only the inwards drawn
QUIT, The conclusion was that the only
reason the turkeys had full crops was,
because they did dsRnot drink water.
Apparently the grain would not have
passed to the giZzard from the clop
until water had been taken to 7moisten
| the food. t5& T.,. Z. e,&8{&
For hardening or rendering butter
HrIN1 In N
soda or alum, made into powder. For
| 20 pounds Of butter, ono teaspoonrul
or powdered alum and one Of carbon.
ate Of soda are mingled togetherat the
time OF churning and put into tho
4 cream. The effect Of this powder is to
make the butter come firm and solid
aud to- give sweet flavor. It does not
enter into the butter. but its action Is
upon the cream, and it passes off with
the buttermilk. The ingredients or
The powder should not be 1ningled to-.
gether until required to be used or
{, until the cream Is in the churn ready
for churning.
WIsTEH1A.-Amo the early and
beautiful climbing plants, wsteria,
perhaps, stands first. 1t covers bare
walls, holes in fences, and runs any
where IL Is led. AS q lawn ornament
1t has no equal, as it will assume any
form. and cover with flowers and
foliage. BY careful training and clip.
ping, on frame work Of the desired
shape, wisterla has grown into the
form Of a horse, wheel, harp, cross.
and even the statue Of a man. Wis
terra serves double purpose when 1t
10 trained to grow into the shape Of a
widebranching tree. Then there is or.
nament and shade. Systematic prun-
ing must be employed to gain a full
crop OF flowers. Like everything else
upon the earth from which anything is
expected, the wisteria must have care
and timely nurture.
TIE quality Of butter depends i'm.
mediately upon the character Of the
cows food, and should put the cautious
dairyman upon his guard to see that
his COWS cannotget at any kind OF food
that will injure the quality Of the milk.
Hence he should bo sure to destroy all
the weeds In his pasture even moro